Yarn: 14.5 balls of Rowan Bamboo Tape in 710-Amethyst
Needles: Knitpicks Options US 8
Size knit: M
Start: 6/29/08
Finish: 8/9/08
Notes: I'm not happy with the length of this sweater. It's too long. This yarn makes a very heavy fabric and stretches downward. I wish I knit the smaller size and added some waist shaping. Also, the belt is so thick and ropey - I need to re-do it. This yarn just about drove me crazy. It kept twisting and I would have to stop and untwist after a few rows of knitting. I used 15 balls of yarn for this sweater and 10 out of the 15 had knots in the yarn left in by the manufacturer. So annoying. Especially since this yarn costs about $10 per ball. I'm not too thrilled about the knitted belt. I think it needs a flat belt. The gray belt is a simple ribbon one that came with a skirt I bought from H&M.

I'm trying to summon up the energy to shorten the length. I think it needs to be 3" shorter.

It needs waist shaping:

The back yoke construction was interesting:

Pattern: Nancy Bush's pattern in Lace Style
Needle: Addi turbo Lace US6
Yarn: Misti Alpaca Lace, 2 skeins
Finished size: 65" x 30" (I knit one extra pattern repeat)
I'm really happy how it turned out.

Yesterday, I found this cute ornament at Anthropologie -- I know Halloween isn't even over yet and they had Christmas ornaments out! But I had to get it. Isn't she cute?

I really enjoyed knitting this shawl. It took my whole summer!
Pattern: Frost Flowers and Leaves by Eugen Buegler from "A Gathering of Lace"
Yarn: Jaggerspun Zephyr in Sable (from my stash)
Needles: Addi Natura Circular US3 3.25mm, US 3 dpns
Size after blocking: 52" square, 68" at the diagonal (measured 36" square before blocking)
Start: June 14, 2007
Finished: Sep 15, 2007
Notes: I only repeated chart 2 five times not the seven repeats called for in the pattern. The circular beginning and lace grafting are two new techniques for me. See entry on grafting here. It really helped to join the Knit-Along.

See some blocking pics and comments in the extended entry:

Even with all the reading and re-reading all the advice, poking, prodding, turning the edging over to see how it all comes together, it took trial and error over three nights to finally get it.

Here's a detail of the invisible zipper. The lining is cotton muslin and gives the skirt some weight.

I bought this dress from H&M for about $35. I never wore it (see price tag) and the 30 days return date had passed.
I felt like this dress made me look like a British prison matron.

I changed it into a skirt! I think I will get more use out of it. (Sorry it's so wrinkled - I had it just laying around waiting for the photo shoot.)

Here it the center of the shawl - still on the DPNs (yuck). You can see the pattern forming. So pretty!

This is the end of the first repeat of chart 2. Yeah!

Here's a detail of the beading.

Although I have some Kid Silk Haze in my stash, this is the first time I've used it in a project. It wasn't so bad. I think I'm ready to take on Birch.

Here's a peak at the lining.

For Christmas, my sisiter got me this book.

Nell shops for yarn!

Anyways...
I thought you'd like to know that I bought some yarn...heh. I want to make the Enid Sweater from the Winter 2006 Interweave Knits. I don't have my copy of the issue yet, but I still bought the yarn for it. Am I crazy?

I wish I had a 'fro like that...

I will be using a substitute yarn, a cheaper yarn -- Elann Devon. The main color will be cocoa, see:

Using Elann Devon, will only cost me half the amount of using the required Reynolds Whiskey. (I guess it would be even cheaper if I started some projects that I already have yarn for...) But I'm excited to try the colorwork on this sweater -- I'm trying to stretch my knitting muscles. I think everything will work out... Ok, talk to you soon,
Sandy

The clouds are starting to break up after looking like rain all day. It's been yucky hot and humid today.

I finished my Peacock Feathers Shawl on Tuesday. I haven't had time to get a picture of it on, yet. Here it is blocking.

Yay! I started the final edging chart for the shawl. It's slow going right now and taking me an hour to complete one row of the pattern (including the purl/wrongside row). Gah! I've been trying to knit at least two rows each night. I had to really haul ass last night because I needed to finish my two rows before Project Runway -- I can't knit lace while watching that show. Oh so sad to see that Malan from Taiwan is gone....

I hope to finish and block by the end of this weekend.